The Goethe of maturity.

The course intends to describe the itinerary of the German poet in his mature, so-called 'classical' era, through four of his most exemplary works of this phase which also mark his 'Italian' vocation.

The five acts of Tasso's memorable staging in Bremen in 1969 will be displayed on video, kindly made available by the playwright Peter Stein, who was the director.

Knowledge of the minimum qualifying elements and the main periods of German literature.

- Ability to understand and critically analyze historical-cultural-literary aspects and events, placing them within an overall cultural framework of historical, sociological development and social reflections.

- Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student has the inter-cultural skills for the description and analysis of German culture and literature.

- Autonomy of judgment: the student possesses, through a wide spectrum of readings and references, critical skills that enable him to analyze and evaluate texts on cultural topics and can express autonomous opinions on socio-cultural issues concerning various historical periods, making a transference between different eras.

- Communication skills: ability to understand different realities and eras and use a sectoral language.

- Ability to acquire the methodological tools and bibliographic-critical skills necessary for one's field of study, even in intercultural and group environments.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Online handouts and databases prepared by the teacher.

Teaching

Lectures and seminars

Innovative teaching methods

In addition for attending students:

group work and drafting of written papers
oral presentations
participatory lessons in which the works presented will be discussed

Attendance

There are no obligations, if not the observance of the vademecum program

Course books

For primary literature, the following works in original:

J.W. v. Goethe, Iphigenie auf Tauris, Torquato Tasso, Römische Elegien, Venezianische Epigramme.

Furthermore:

U. Klingmann, Kleines Buch zu Goethes Iphigenie auf Tauris. Zum Lesen - Zum Spielen, Frankfurt/M., 2022

Following book in Italian are compulsory:

J.W. v. Goethe, Ifigenia in Tauride. At c. by G. Pulvirenti, Venice, 2011

J.W. v. Goethe, Torquato Tasso. German text opposite. At c. by E. Bernardi, Venice, 2001 (sold out edition. Any other edition possible)

J.W. v. Goethe, Elegie romane. Epigrammi veneziani. At c. by A. Landolfi, Rome, 2017

Critical literature:

The following critical texts (in sections or extracts) will be provided on the Moodle platform. Most of them can also be consulted in the central library:

L. Traverso, Sul Torquato Tasso di Goethe, Urbino, 1964, pp. 45-78

W. Rasch, Goethes Torquato Tasso. Die Tragödie des Dichters, Stuttgart, 1954 (Introduction and chapt. 2, sections 2, 3, 4)

T.W. Adorno, Sul classicismo dell''Ifigenia' di Goethe, in: Id., Note per la letteratura 1961-1968, ed. E. De Angelis, Turin, 1979, pp. 173-191

W. Hinderer, ed., Goethes Dramen: Neue Interpretationen, Stuttgart, 1980, pp. 144-196 (sezioni redatte da F. Hackert e da W. Hinderer)

S. Petrucciani, Mito e civiltà: la lettura adorniana della Ifigenia di Goethe, in: "LA CULTURA", y. LVII, n. 1, April 2019

R. Menghini, L’ Ifigenia in Tauride di Goethe. Genesi e maturità postuma di un dramma in movimento, Rome, 2022, §. I.4.a; II.1.b (Ifigenia e gli dèi; L'Ifigenia e il giusnaturalismo)

For a general introduction the following guides should also be consulted:

E. Heidegger Moroder, Texte und Themen. Einführung in die deutsche Literatur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart mit Anthologie, Milan, 2007. Chap. 7: Klassik und Romantik, p. 108 ff. (available in the book pantry)

Buglioni-Castellari e.a., Letteratura tedesca. Epoche, generi, intersezioni. Dal Medioevo al primo Novecento, Florence, 2019, vol. 1, chap. 6: Il Classicismo di Weimar  (available in the book pantry)

L. Mittner, Storia della letteratura tedesca, Turin, 1971 (PBE 343/2), vol. II, part 2, Dal pietismo al romanticismo, "Maturità di Goethe", pp. 484-561

Assessment

Oral or written exam. Small thesis

Attending students can make use of an essay, to be carried out individually during the course and delivered before the end of it, according to the criteria described by the teacher. It will be evaluated by the teacher, after its presentation, with a mark of thirty and will integrate the oral exam at 50%. Those who declare themselves attending must ensure attendance of at least two thirds of the lessons.

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

Teaching

Non-attending students are required to observe the program of the vademecum and to verify the historical and cultural contexts through the network or other methods. They are also required to visit the page on Blended Learning Uniurb for more study materials.

Attendance

There are no obligations, if not the observance of the vademecum program

Course books

Same as those attending

Assessment

Oral exam

Disabilità e DSA

Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.

A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.

It should be remembered that a CFU approximates the measurement of the hours of commitment dedicated by the student to the training activity equal to 25 hours (lessons, seminars, practice, work at home). This course is equivalent to 8 CFU, that is to 200 hours of total activity: if the hours of attendance in class are not included within this amount, it will be integrated with autonomous activities of the same additional duration.

Part of the course will be taught in German. The students can request to sit the final exam in German with an alternative bibliography.

Teil des Kurses wird auf Deutsch gehalten werden. Die StudentInnen können auf Nachfrage die Prüfung in deutscher Sprache mit einer Alternativbibliographie halten.